title: Using digital media to promote kidney disease education.
abstract: Health-care providers and patients increasingly turn to the Internet-websites as well as social media platforms-for health-related information and support. Informed by research on audience behaviors and preferences related to digital health information, the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) developed a comprehensive and user-friendly digital ecosystem featuring content and platforms relevant for each audience. NKDEP's analysis of website metrics and social media conversation mapping related to CKD revealed gaps and opportunities, informing the development of a digital strategy to position NKDEP as a trustworthy digital source for evidence-based kidney disease information. NKDEP launched a redesigned website (www.nkdep.nih.gov) with enhanced content for multiple audiences as well as a complementary social media presence on Twitter and Facebook serving to drive traffic to the website as well as actively engage target audiences in conversations about kidney disease. The results included improved website metrics and increasing social media engagement among consumers and health-care providers. NKDEP will continue to monitor trends, explore new directions, and work to improve communication across digital platforms.
authors.affiliation: National Kidney Disease Education Program, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oleynik
authors.forename: Mac
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cullen
authors.forename: Jewel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narva
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007674:Kidney Diseases; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D058996:Quality Improvement; D061108:Social Media / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States